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Blog Collectives Ad Hoc, Portals Embrace Communal Fandom Over Influence

By Chase Kamp Mon., Feb. 6 2012 at 9:00 AM
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​It's obvious music blogs have a unique place in the great big music discussion. Entire careers have been bolstered by one lone blogger posting a hot new MP3 that quickly catches fire and burns up RSS feeds. However, some of the biggest taste-makers on the Internet have combined forces and their new music blog collectives appear to be a communal reaction to traffic-baiting blog hype.

Ad Hoc is a blog collective founded by Emilie Friedlander and Ric Leichtung, who have posted a Kickstarter to generate funds for the website and a companion print zine. The two are the former editors of Altered Zones, Pitchfork's experimental/weirdo sister-site. The site, which gathered 12 geographically disparate music blogs that all had ears tuned to the avante-garde, kicked the bucket in December last year. Ad Hoc will double down on what Friedlander and Leichtung started, bringing together not only ten music bloggers but a bunch of special musician contributors like Real Estate's Alex Bleeker and Neon Indian's Alan Palomo.

Portals is another blog collective foray, uniting sixteen music bloggers. The site's mission statement says it aims to "liberate ourselves from a passive cultural journey" by creating a "shared refuge for the sights and sounds which shape our time." Sweet.

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Landmine Marathon Featured on Brooklyn Vegan

By Jason P. Woodbury Wed., Oct. 19 2011 at 1:30 PM
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​Tipped off from a friend over at Waved Rumor, we were alerted today that prominent music blog Brooklyn Vegan featured Phoenix's own Landmine Marathon as part of the blog's CMJ coverage. Well, kinda. Landmine didn't play as part of the official CMJ Music Marathon, but that didn't stop Brooklyn Vegan contributor BBG from gushing about the band's performance at Gramercy Theatre in New York.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Follow Foo Fighters' Footsteps, Releasing Album Performance in Movie Theaters

By Lenni Rosenblum Thu., Aug. 4 2011 at 4:00 PM
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​Going all out and bringing their concert experience to their fans in the Foo Fighters' style, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' will be streaming a live performance of their entire upcoming album I'm With You, according to Consequence of Sound.

The live concert will be screened across the country for two days only at 8 p.m. on August 30 and September 1, the first of which is the day the album will be released. The screening is being advertised as a "special high-definition cinematic in-theater event."

The show that RHCP has chosen to be streamed for the event is their show in Cologne, Germany. It will be streamed in real time. Well, almost...it's a delayed broadcast. But that's still good enough to make fans happy!

Tickets for Red Hot Chili Peppers LIVE: I'm With You go on sale Friday, August 5. Theater listings and show times can be found here. The show will be available in theaters across Arizona on both nights.

If this show ends up being similar to Foo Fighters: Back and Forth, then RHCP fans are sure in for one hell of a treat.

Check out the official I'm With You trailer and read more daily music news and gossip about Marcus Mumford's engagement, an unreleased track by Daft Punk, and an internet hoax that claimed Etta James was dead after the jump...

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Alice Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Daft Punk, Etta James, I'm With You, Marcus Mumford, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Sheepdogs, Universal Studios
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Katy Perry Nearing Michael Jackson's Singles Chart Record

By Lenni Rosenblum Thu., Aug. 4 2011 at 7:00 AM
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​Katy Perry is on her way to matching Michael Jackson's singles record, according to NME.

It looks like Katy Perry will hit the number one spot on the Billboard charts for the fifth time this album with her single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)." If it actually takes the top spot, she will be the first artist to have five number one singles on the same album since Michael Jackson did with his Bad album.

The number one singles from her album Teenage Dream so far include "California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)," "Teenage Dream," "Firework," and "E.T." Rolling Stone thinks she might even push for a sixth single with her song "Peacock." Only time will tell!

More daily music news and gossip about Apple's iCloud pricing, Spike Jonze's new upcoming video, and the Shins' upcoming tour and 2012 album announcement after the jump...

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The Kooks Attribute Inspiration for New Album to Cocaine Use

By Lenni Rosenblum Thu., Jul. 28 2011 at 12:00 PM
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​The Kooks' frontman Luke Pritchard has revealed that at least a portion of the band's upcoming third album, Junk of the Heart, was inspired by cocaine use, according to NME.

"I was getting a bit rampant generally," Pritchard told the Daily Star in a recent interview. "I slowly realized I was going to the same bars every night, getting in the same messed-up state, and I thought, 'What is this bringing me, really?'"

The lead singer explained that he had to make partying a secondary priority if he wanted to get any work done on the album.

Sex, drugs, and partying might be considered "so rock 'n' roll," but recognizing that you're getting out of hand and addressing it so you can continue to make music is way more badass. Kudos, Pritchard.

More daily music news and gossip about Coldplay's possible new album title, the death of Dan Peek of America, and the future of 30 Seconds To Mars after the jump...

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Pauly D to Join Britney Spears on Tour

By Lenni Rosenblum Wed., Jul. 27 2011 at 11:00 AM
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​DJ Pauly D will be spinning on Britney Spears' tour, according to the Fab Life.

The Jersey Shore star will be opening for Britney for six dates during her fall tour.

"Britney is one of my favorite performers and certainly one of this generation's most influential artists," he said. "It's an amazing platform to connect with my fans around the country."

However, Pauly D is opposed to spinning any of Britney's songs before she goes on stage.

"A DJ should not play the artist's songs at her concert. I'll let her perform, let her shine 'cause it's her night," Pauly D said.

That's all good and fine. Not that Pauly D isn't talented, but really, is this a joke?

More daily music news and gossip about Bob Saget joining Ben Folds on stage, Gene Simmons' marriage proposal, and the birth of Lauryn Hill's sixth child after the jump...

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Death Cab, Cut Copy, Empire of the Sun, DFA 1979 to Headline Treasure Island Music Festival 2011

By Lenni Rosenblum Tue., Jul. 26 2011 at 1:00 PM
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Empire of the Sun, Death Cab For Cutie, Cut Copy, Explosions in the Sky, and Death From Above 1979 have been announced as the headliners for this year's Treasure Island Music Festival, according to One Thirty BPM.

TIMF has brought a pretty solid lineup to the table for its fifth year. The bill has been somewhat split into a day of rock and a day of dance.

The festival is set to take place October 15 and 16 in San Francisco. Early bird tickets will go on sale Wednesday for $99. More information on tickets can be found here.

The full Treasure Island lineup and more daily music news and gossip about Disturbed going on hiatus, Lykke Li's fall tour, and the Static Jacks' new track after the jump...

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Amy Winehouse Dead at 27, Cause Remains Unclear

By Lenni Rosenblum Mon., Jul. 25 2011 at 8:30 AM
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​English singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her apartment Saturday. She was 27 years old, according to NME.

While the cause of her death is currently unknown, it is suspected that she died of a drug overdose.

More recent reports are saying that Winehouse died from an ecstasy overdose, according to MTV producer Danny Panthaki. In other conflicting reports, her parents say that such a claim in "nonsense."

Furthermore, Amy could have been dead for up to six hours before her body was found.

Considering her well-known history of drug and alcohol abuse, Amy's death didn't even surprise her parents. "It was only a matter of time," her mother Janis said.

Rest in peace, Amy Winehouse, new member of the Forever 27 Club.

More daily music news and gossip about Gym Class Heroes' new LP, Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne tour dates, and Feist's album trailer teaser after the jump...

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Chris Brown Carelessly Infuriates His Neighbors

By Lenni Rosenblum Thu., Jul. 21 2011 at 12:00 PM
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​It's tough enough to have a regular bad neighbor, but your living situation will be made particularly difficult if your neighbor is Chris Brown, according to the Boom Box.

Residents of the same West Hollywood condos as Chris Brown have been complaining about the late night dog races that he holds in the hallways. Chris' habit of parking in handicapped spaces has made them pretty unhappy too.

Brown has received parking tickets on multiple occasions from Los Angeles officials for parking in the handicapped spaces in his complex. His lawyer claimed that Brown was never informed by the condo developer that the two spaces designated for him are marked as handicapped.

That's not to mention that his neighbors say he blasts his music very loudly all the time. And you thought your housemates suck...

More daily music news and gossip about Jay-Z and Kanye's new track from Watch the Throne, Mutemath's new single, and Paul McCartney's wedding announcement after the jump...

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Pharrell Launches Liqueur For Working Women

By Lenni Rosenblum Wed., Jul. 20 2011 at 2:00 PM
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Pharrell Williams has concocte​d a liqueur for working women, according to Paste.

N.E.R.D. frontman Pharrell is releasing Qream, which he says was "created for contemporary women who work hard and want to relax with friends at the end of the day."

One of the aspects of Qream that ladies will like the best is that it reportedly has less calories than a glass of red wine. Plus, they will have options since the drink comes in peach and strawberry flavors.

Pharrell has partnered with Diageo, a company that also represents Jose Cuervo, Crown Royal, Captain Morgan, and Guinness, among others.

The drink is set to launch at the end of July.

More daily music news and gossip about DMX being released from prison, Prince curating a music festival, and the Flaming Lips releasing more music via a gummy fetus after the jump...

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